Ornamental grasses and their grasslike cousins have firmly established themselves as key elements in the modern garden, and their ranks keep swelling. That may be because ornamental grasses offer many ...

It’s been a long, beautiful fall this year. The cool weather tripped the trees to color up and then hold their leaves for a beautiful show of reds, oranges and yellows. Tree leaves aren’t the only ...

Ornamental grasses are one hot garden plant right now, and when you look around Spokane, more and more plantings of grasses are appearing every year. For members of the Spokane-based Independent ...

Planting ornamental grasses make a big impact in the backyard, with many varieties hardy and easy to grow, providing year-round interest. From tall and wispy varieties that sway beautifully in the ...

Grasses can fill large or small spaces in any type of landscape with dramatic color, texture and movement that changes with the seasons. Ornamental grasses are adaptable and are easy to grow. Grasses ...

Sometimes, typical grass choices just don't cut it when it comes to our lawns. Consider an alternative ground cover option ...

Looking to give your fall and winter landscape a visual boost? Grow ornamental grasses. The movement alone of these low-maintenance, easy to grow grasses will give you a big bang for your landscaping ...

Terraced Hillside Landscaping Nobody enjoys wrestling with a steep lawn. Transform this hillside with terraced planting beds along rough stone stairs rather than turf grass. For year-round texture and ...

• Grasses don’t need to be separated into a designated “grass garden.” Place grasses among other perennials where they can be a border, a backdrop or a vertical element among other plants. Create a ...

Ornamental grasses are rewarding landscape plants. They sway in the breeze, adding movement along with sound as they rustle in the breeze. Grasses do have flowers; though not traditional flowers, they ...